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hmm. actually i've never been to Europe in general ill be in paris for a week but i would like to go to other city , a nearby city , i checked the trains and its only 3 1/2 hours to amsterdam, but when i saw pictures of zurich i liked it too , so u all thick amsterdam is better ?

I do like Amsterdam... But keep an open mind, and agenda. The first time we went to Paris, I planned some trips. In a week, we never had time. Paris is my happy place... So I can spend weeks there and never leave. If you want two different experiences (albeit still in France), I might consider Nice. I wrote a pretty detailed blog about Nice and the surrounding hillside towns at worldinbetween.wordpress.com. I also wrote about Paris, but from a different perspective. I only suggest it because it gives you a non big city second option (and it is great).